Not to be confused with the photographer Whitey Schafer.
Sanger D. Shafer (October 24, 1934 – January 12, 2019),[1][2][3] better known as Whitey Shafer, was an American country songwriter and musician. He wrote numerous hits for stars such as George Jones, Lefty Frizzell, and George Strait. He was also a recording artist. His highest single "You Are a Liar", under the name Whitey Shafer, reached No. 48 on the Billboard country chart, in 1981.[4]
Born and raised in Whitney, Texas,[2] Shafer's musical career began in his hometown of Whitney where he played in a school band. In the following years he toured the U.S., performing with, among others, the then-unknown Willie Nelson. In 1967 Shafer moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he signed with the Blue Crest Music Publishing Company. There he wrote two songs for George Jones, "Between My House and Town" and "I'm a New Man in Town", along with many other tunes for lesser-known acts. Shafer signed contracts with Musicor and RCA as a singer, but he was never as successful as he was as a songwriter.
In the early 1970s Shafer signed an exclusive contract with Acuff-Rose Music. In the following years he wrote many songs which went on to become successful on the U.S. country charts, including several No. 1's. His songs included "The Baptism of Jesse Taylor" for Johnny Russell, "Tell Me My Lying Eyes Are Wrong" for George Jones, and a series of hits for Moe Bandy. He had a longstanding friendship with Lefty Frizzell, whom he had met at his record label. He and Frizzell wrote the song "That's the Way Love Goes" together, a hit for Johnny Rodriguez and also Merle Haggard in 1983; they also wrote "I Never Go Around Mirrors" (which Frizzell recorded in 1973 and turned into a top 25 country hit a year later) and "Bandy the Rodeo Clown" for Moe Bandy, which became a major hit shortly after Frizzell's 1975 death. After Frizzell's death Shafer wrote the tribute song "Lefty's Gone" recorded by George Strait for his Something Special album.
Three divorces helped him with his song writing in the 1980s when Shafer wrote "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" (1985; with Darlene Shafer) and "All My Ex's Live in Texas" (1987; with his fourth wife Lyndia J.).[5] Both of these were No. 1 hits for George Strait, and both were nominated for CMA's Song of the Year.[6] "All My Ex's Live in Texas" was also nominated for a Grammy Award, for Best Country Song (lost to: Paul Overstreet & Don Schlitz for "Forever and Ever, Amen").
In the middle of the 1980s Shafer released two albums, I Never Go Around Mirrors and So Good for So Long, containing his greatest hits. In 1989, Keith Whitley chose the Shafer penned, "I Wonder Do You Think of Me", as the title track and the first single released after Whitley's death and went to No. 1. Also in 1989, Shafer was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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^"Whitey Shafer, 'All My Ex's Live in Texas' Songwriter, Dead at 84". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
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sanger, shafer, confused, with, photographer, whitey, schafer, october, 1934, january, 2019, better, known, whitey, shafer, american, country, songwriter, musician, wrote, numerous, hits, stars, such, george, jones, lefty, frizzell, george, strait, also, recor. Not to be confused with the photographer Whitey Schafer Sanger D Shafer October 24 1934 January 12 2019 1 2 3 better known as Whitey Shafer was an American country songwriter and musician He wrote numerous hits for stars such as George Jones Lefty Frizzell and George Strait He was also a recording artist His highest single You Are a Liar under the name Whitey Shafer reached No 48 on the Billboard country chart in 1981 4 Sanger D ShaferAlso known asWhitey ShaferBorn 1934 10 24 October 24 1934Whitney Texas U S DiedJanuary 12 2019 2019 01 12 aged 84 GenresCountryOccupation s Songwriter musician singerSpouse s Tracy Shafer 2000 2019 Life EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sanger D Shafer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Born and raised in Whitney Texas 2 Shafer s musical career began in his hometown of Whitney where he played in a school band In the following years he toured the U S performing with among others the then unknown Willie Nelson In 1967 Shafer moved to Nashville Tennessee where he signed with the Blue Crest Music Publishing Company There he wrote two songs for George Jones Between My House and Town and I m a New Man in Town along with many other tunes for lesser known acts Shafer signed contracts with Musicor and RCA as a singer but he was never as successful as he was as a songwriter In the early 1970s Shafer signed an exclusive contract with Acuff Rose Music In the following years he wrote many songs which went on to become successful on the U S country charts including several No 1 s His songs included The Baptism of Jesse Taylor for Johnny Russell Tell Me My Lying Eyes Are Wrong for George Jones and a series of hits for Moe Bandy He had a longstanding friendship with Lefty Frizzell whom he had met at his record label He and Frizzell wrote the song That s the Way Love Goes together a hit for Johnny Rodriguez and also Merle Haggard in 1983 they also wrote I Never Go Around Mirrors which Frizzell recorded in 1973 and turned into a top 25 country hit a year later and Bandy the Rodeo Clown for Moe Bandy which became a major hit shortly after Frizzell s 1975 death After Frizzell s death Shafer wrote the tribute song Lefty s Gone recorded by George Strait for his Something Special album Three divorces helped him with his song writing in the 1980s when Shafer wrote Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind 1985 with Darlene Shafer and All My Ex s Live in Texas 1987 with his fourth wife Lyndia J 5 Both of these were No 1 hits for George Strait and both were nominated for CMA s Song of the Year 6 All My Ex s Live in Texas was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Song lost to Paul Overstreet amp Don Schlitz for Forever and Ever Amen In the middle of the 1980s Shafer released two albums I Never Go Around Mirrors and So Good for So Long containing his greatest hits In 1989 Keith Whitley chose the Shafer penned I Wonder Do You Think of Me as the title track and the first single released after Whitley s death and went to No 1 Also in 1989 Shafer was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame In the 1990s and 2000s Shafer continued to write for musicians such as John Michael Montgomery Lee Ann Womack and Kenny Chesney In 2004 Shafer s recording of All My Ex s Live In Texas appeared on the soundtrack to the video game Grand Theft Auto San Andreas 7 Death EditShafer died after a long illness on January 12 2019 at the age of 84 8 He was survived by his wife of 19 years Tracy Shafer citation needed References Edit Freeman Jon All my Ex s Live in Texas Songwriter Whitey Shafer Dead at 84 Rolling Stone Retrieved April 20 2019 a b Sanger D Whitey Shafer at Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame amp Nashville Songwriters Foundation Archived August 19 2007 at the Wayback Machine All my Ex s live in Texas songwriter dies at 84 Central Texas News Now 25 ABC Retrieved 2019 01 13 Whitburn Joel 2008 Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008 Record Research Inc p 375 ISBN 0 89820 177 2 Edwards Joe His Marriages Failed But His Song is a Success Associated Press c o The Roanoke Times March 4 1990 Artist Detail Sanger D Shafer dead link Country Music Association Erlewine Stephen Thomas Grand Theft Auto San Andreas Box Set Original Game Soundtrack Allmusic Retrieved 2008 05 28 Whitey Shafer All My Ex s Live in Texas Songwriter Dead at 84 Rolling Stone Retrieved January 19 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sanger D Shafer amp oldid 1122796909, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
